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over 2 years ago | From medium.com | Author: Josh Schwarzapel

Lessons learned from starting the Yahoo Growth & Emerging Products Team As 2012 drew to a close, a big decision was stressing us out. Our small team of five had been working on a nascent product called OnTheAir with the mission of making the most interesting people in the world more accessible. After two years of pursuit, we decided that our product wasn't going to work, and that it was time to sell the company. Because our options at the time were primarily talent acquisitions, our main ...

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